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Mick Stoltenberg put his arms around Carlos and Khalil Davis, then slapped them on the helmets like a game-deciding fourth down was about to transpire.
There was a fiery talk about working every fricking day this offseason. Perhaps it was another word. Heads bobbed.
"I just told them we're going to have to take the reins, and there's no time for hesitation," Stoltenberg explained after Nebraska’s 38-24 loss to Tennessee on Friday.
As Husker faithful back home were no doubt involved in discussions that included words like talent gap and player development, and what to make of this 9-4 season that had ended on a flat note, the mountainous defensive tackle from Gretna was showing something else this team needs in heavy supply to make a jump in 2017 — passion. (See also: disgust in losing.)
No voice carried more of it in the postgame interviews than Stoltenberg's. He's an in-state kid who still has two years of Husker football ahead.
Others may doubt it, but Stoltenberg believes this: "I think we're real close. I'm really optimistic. I know I can speak for a lot of the guys when I say we really do think we have a chance. We just have to get some fresh bodies in and stuff like that.
"We have to develop our depth on the defensive line. We have the guys, and we've got the talent, and I think we've got the workers, too. So I definitely think it's obtainable."
I've heard similar comments from a few other underclassmen in the last couple of weeks. Hopefully, 2017 will be the year that the "Cult of Bo" mentality has finally been extinguished from our roster.
Mick Stoltenberg put his arms around Carlos and Khalil Davis, then slapped them on the helmets like a game-deciding fourth down was about to transpire.
There was a fiery talk about working every fricking day this offseason. Perhaps it was another word. Heads bobbed.
"I just told them we're going to have to take the reins, and there's no time for hesitation," Stoltenberg explained after Nebraska’s 38-24 loss to Tennessee on Friday.
As Husker faithful back home were no doubt involved in discussions that included words like talent gap and player development, and what to make of this 9-4 season that had ended on a flat note, the mountainous defensive tackle from Gretna was showing something else this team needs in heavy supply to make a jump in 2017 — passion. (See also: disgust in losing.)
No voice carried more of it in the postgame interviews than Stoltenberg's. He's an in-state kid who still has two years of Husker football ahead.
Others may doubt it, but Stoltenberg believes this: "I think we're real close. I'm really optimistic. I know I can speak for a lot of the guys when I say we really do think we have a chance. We just have to get some fresh bodies in and stuff like that.
"We have to develop our depth on the defensive line. We have the guys, and we've got the talent, and I think we've got the workers, too. So I definitely think it's obtainable."
I've heard similar comments from a few other underclassmen in the last couple of weeks. Hopefully, 2017 will be the year that the "Cult of Bo" mentality has finally been extinguished from our roster.
